Pen or pencil clip.



e. A. CARLSON.

PEN OR PENCIL CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 28. I916.

Patnted Mar. 26, 1918.

E STATES ATEN GUSTAF A. CABLSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE BOYE NEEDLE COM- PART, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PEN on PENCIL our.

Patented Mar. so, rare.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUs'rAr A. CARLsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Pen or Pencil Clip, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to a pen or pencil clip adapted to the purpose of securing the article against loss from a pocket; and the primary object is to provide an improved, simple and cheap clip, thoroughly adapted to the purpose.

The invention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 represents a pen equipped with the improved clip, showing the clip in front elevation; Fig. 2, a view of the same in side elevation; Fig. 3, an enlarged sectional view taken as indicated at line 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing a modification; Fig. 5, a side elevational View of the same; and Fig. 6, an enlarged sectional view taken as indicated at line 6 of Fig. 5.

In. the drawing, A represents a fountain pen. It will be understood, however, that the invention is equally useful in connection with a lead pencil.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, B rep resents the improved clip. It comprises, in integral formation, a socket 1, and a lever 2 of the first class, having a resilient or spring support 3, which is formed integrally with the socket 1 and the intermediate portion of the lever 2.

The socket 1 comprises a resilient splitring adapted to tightly embrace the pen or pencil, said ring having its intermediate portion recessed or cut away, as indicated at 1*, thus lightening the socket and giving a freer resilience thereto. The lever has a long depending arm, or clamping tongue, 2*, and a short manipulating arm, or fingerpiece 2 adapted to effect release of the clip from the fabric of the pocket. The arm 2 has its lower portion dished inwardly to afford a gripping portion opposed to the pen, the extremity being curved outwardly, as indicated at 2, to facilitate the insertion of the pen into the pocket. The dished por- {tion is preferably provided with an in wardly struck gripping lug 2, which normally bears against the pen or pencil. The

upper or finger-piece 2 of the lever is relatively short and preferably bowed outwardly somewhat, as clearly appears from Fig. 2.

The resilient support 3 preferably comprises two narrow, resilient strips flanking away from the lever 2 and into circular form, as will be understood.

In this construction the socket may be made sufficiently small in size to enable it to firmly grip the pen or pencil. In the use of thedevice, inward pressure upon the finger-piece 2 servesto move the grip portion of the lever away from the pen, thus enabling the en to be inserted into the pocket, while t e gripping lever passes outside the fabric of the pocket. When it is desired to remove the pen from the pocket, this result is easily efiected by pressing inwardly on the finger-piece and thus lifting the gripping end of the lever from engagement with the fabric.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 4 to 6, inclusive, the-clip B' is of modified form. In this case, the clip comprises a lever of the first class having an intermediate portion 4 adapted to bear on the en, havin a depending gripping end 4 a apted to engage the pocket, and having a finger-piece 4 adapted to effect release of the clip from the fa rid of the pocket. The bearing por tion 4 of the lever in this. case, constitutes a portion of the pen or pencil socket 5, which is formed by providing the metal at the intermediate point 4 with lateral wings which are curved rearwardly so as to embrace the pen. The wings which form the socket 5 are provided near their lower portions with downward extensions 5, equipped with rearward extensions 5*, which are curved to conform to the pen. Thus, the arms 5* and the projections 5" constitute auxiliary portions of the socket for the pen. The metal forming the tongue 4 is struck outwardly somewhat, and the lower extremity is provided formed as to permit a certain relative move-- ment of the socket upon the pen'as the lever action occurs. This is accomplished by so forming the socket that the metal does not extend too far below the diameter of the pen.

The clip shown in Figs. 4 to 6, inclusive, may be readily formed from heet-metal, as

is apparent. The construction shown in" Figs. 1 to 3 is preferred, however.

The foregoing detailed description 'has been given for clearness of understanding onl and no unnecessary limitation should be un erstood therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible in view of the prior art.

What I regard as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: p

1. A pencil clip comprising'a sheet-metal member having a split-ring portion with the intermediate portion of the metal cut away, having also a pair of curved strips projecting from said plit-ring portion, and having also a lever united at an intermediate portion with said curved strips and formed at its upper end to afford a finger-piece above said curved strips and formed at its lower end to afl'ord apocket grip below said splitrmg.

2. A pencil clip formed of a single piece of sheet-metal and comprising, in integral formation, a split ring aflording a socket for the pencil, a pair of resilient strips extending upwardly from the upper edge of said split ring and curved outwardly and downwardly, a clamping tongue extending downwardly from said resilient strips and adapted to grip the fabric of the pocket, and a finger-piece extending upwardly from the intermediate portion'of the upper end of said tongue and projecting above said curved resilient strips, said finger-piece being ,formed'by incising the metal and punching it out from between said resilient curved strips.

GUSTAF A. CARLSON. 

